Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
Company Overview: Consulting firm providing services to various government agencies including the U.S
Air Force
Consult the AF on Security Engineering and Continuous Monitoring using NIST and DOD Risk Management Framework (RMF)
The team serves as the Authorizing Official Designated Representative (AODR) for Logistics Information Systems and Operational Technology across the Air Force
Prepare ATO (Authorization to Operate) packages for systems coming into the Air Force Logistics Authorization Boundary
Prepare AF PMO (Personnel Management Office) for upcoming 'Continuous Monitoring' audits
The team augments core DOD RMF practices with the best that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers, incorporating industry best practices
Activities include participation in systems migrating to cloud environments, IoT assessments, and system consolidation
The team delivers to the US Air Force Warfighter secure web-based capabilities, in AWS and Azure cloud environments, up to SECRET and traditional legacy DOD configurations
Consults PMO on the implementation of DISA STIGS (Security Technical Implementation Guide)
Coordinates tasks, assists in functional validations, and collaborates with key stakeholders in order to manage expectations with ISSM’s
Reviews relevant policies, scheduling activities, and recommending courses of action/tasks to reduce cybersecurity risk while balancing mission requirements within allocated resources
Acts as liaison between program managers, functional managers, AF logistic leaders to analyze, document, assess, and manage security and mission requirements
Consulting firm providing services to various government agencies including the U.S Air Force
Senior Security Consultant/Action Officer-Authorizing Official Designated Representative (AODR) Authorization Team
Deloitte Consulting
03.2023 - Current
Company Overview: Consulting firm providing services to various government agencies including the U.S
Air Force
Consult the AF on Security Engineering and Continuous Monitoring using NIST and DOD Risk Management Framework (RMF)
The team serves as the Authorizing Official Designated Representative (AODR) for Logistics Information Systems and Operational Technology across the Air Force
Prepare ATO (Authorization to Operate) packages for systems coming into the Air Force Logistics Authorization Boundary
Prepare AF PMO (Personnel Management Office) for upcoming 'Continuous Monitoring' audits
The team augments core DOD RMF practices with the best that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers, incorporating industry best practices
Activities include participation in systems migrating to cloud environments, IoT assessments, and system consolidation
The team delivers to the US Air Force Warfighter secure web-based capabilities, in AWS and Azure cloud environments, up to SECRET and traditional legacy DOD configurations
Consults PMO on the implementation of DISA STIGS (Security Technical Implementation Guide)
Coordinates tasks, assists in functional validations, and collaborates with key stakeholders in order to manage expectations with ISSM’s
Reviews relevant policies, scheduling activities, and recommending courses of action/tasks to reduce cybersecurity risk while balancing mission requirements within allocated resources
Acts as liaison between program managers, functional managers, AF logistic leaders to analyze, document, assess, and manage security and mission requirements
Consulting firm providing services to various government agencies including the U.S
Company Overview: Consulting firm providing services to various government agencies including the US Department of State
Manage eleven US Passport applications using guidelines such as the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and Risk Management Framework (RMF) to keep the applications in compliance
Manage eleven Passport applications and all systems have received an Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Run the entire ATO process (From RMF Step 1-6)
Work closely with the assessment team and the ISSO team
Provide technical support for remediation of vulnerabilities detected in the Consular Affairs Passport and Visa Systems
Analyze vulnerability scan results for US passport applications and provide weekly reports to the Government
Perform security reviews of official change requests for DoS control boards
Use continuous monitoring software(iPost) tools to analyze and review security scan outputs (vulnerabilities) and engage stakeholders in the remediation efforts
Responsible for POA&M management and the coordination of security related items within teams
Consulting firm providing services to various government agencies including the US Department of State
Company Overview: Consulting firm providing services to various government agencies including the US Department of Commerce
Managed the Authorization to Operate process (ATO) for several FedRAMP government systems
Used Tableau to populate data visualization tools to report vulnerability metrics to the Federal Government ISSO
Run the entire ATO process (From RMF Step 1-6)
Maintained and updated infrastructure and network documentation
Facilitated and led the weekly discussions with the security assessors regarding the ATO process
Performed various ISSO responsibilities
Responsible for POA&M management and the coordination of security related items within teams
Consulting firm providing services to various government agencies including the US Department of Commerce
IT Security Consultant/Risk Management Engineer
Pernix
05.2020 - 11.2020
Company Overview: Consulting firm providing IT security services to the US Department of State
Supported the DoS Consular Affairs Enterprise Infrastructure Operations team that provides critical information technology resources to approximately 250 overseas posts
Prepared documentation from the information obtained from the customer using Risk Management Framework
Run the entire ATO process (From RMF Step 1-6)
Provided Assessment and Authorization (A&A) support in the development of security and contingency plans and conducted complex risk and vulnerability assessments
Provided technical and Information assurance to internal/external customers
Conducted security program audits and developed solutions to manage risks
Created security and contingency plans for FedRAMP government systems
Consulting firm providing IT security services to the US Department of State
Information Technology Security Engineer
VMD Corporation
03.2019 - 05.2020
Company Overview: IT services company providing support to the US Department of State
Maintained the security compliance of 200+ servers on two networks within the Department of State including deploying patches, monitoring alerts, and verifying account access
Assisted in developing and maintaining information related to the DoS Disaster Recovery Plan
Prepared ATO packages for the AODR
Monitored Splunk dashboards and developed reports for DOS Management
Managed POA&Ms
Participated in bi-weekly simulation testing to ensure the disaster recovery plan was effective
Updated hardware/software documentation to assist in the Disaster Recovery Process
Ensured all new servers were configured with appropriate applications before deployment
IT services company providing support to the US Department of State
Information Technology Security Engineer
Zolon Tech Inc.
09.2018 - 03.2019
Company Overview: IT services company providing support to the US Department of State
Responsible for ensuring assigned Department of State applications and servers were security compliant according to NIST Standards
Assisted in the remediation of POA&M’s which identified and monitored the progress of corrective efforts on security weaknesses found in assigned applications and servers
Used the Assessment & Authorization process to evaluate policies, security controls, safeguards, and vulnerabilities
Performed and analyzed vulnerability scans of DOS applications/servers
Assisted in development of Information Systems Contingency Plans for assigned servers
Used VMware in monitoring VMX files to ensure systems/servers were security compliant
IT services company providing support to the US Department of State
System Administrator
SAIC
10.2017 - 09.2018
Company Overview: IT services company providing support to the US Department of State
Assigned to Department of State Systems Management Department, Mobile & Remote Access Division and responsible for mobile devices for DoS employees, both CONUS and OCONUS, to ensure each device was operated, maintained, retired, refurbished, destroyed in accordance with Department of State security standards
Provided technical support including Remedy Incident Management, MCMS remote access processing, Active Directory account management, RSA token pushes and pin resets, mobile device access and Citrix Client troubleshooting
Communicated outages and provided updates to Senior Watch Officers
IT services company providing support to the US Department of State
Personnel Security Specialist
SAIC
05.2016 - 09.2017
Company Overview: IT services company providing support to the US Department of State
Supported a 1000+ employee US Department of State contract by providing daily security assistance and program support in a wide range of security functional areas including: personnel, industrial, information, and general security administration
Conducted security related briefings including indoctrination, security refresher, foreign travel briefings/debriefings and overall program performance
Tracked security clearance investigations and maintained JPAS and e-QIP
Served as the liaison between contracting officer, DOD, CAF and security personnel and served as the acting facility security officer, as needed
IT services company providing support to the US Department of State
Special Investigator
KeyPoint Government Solutions
05.2015 - 05.2016
Company Overview: Government services company conducting background investigations for the United States Office of Personnel Management
Conducts background investigations on behalf of the United States Office of Personnel Management for individuals who would occupy positions where a determination of suitability for employment or access to classified information was required
Investigates inconsistencies, missing information, and conflicting information uncovered during the investigation process
Prepares reports based on interview and investigation results
Government services company conducting background investigations for the United States Office of Personnel Management
Education
Bachelor of Science -
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
05-2014
Skills
Customer service
Team leadership
Time management
Decision-making
Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework for IT Systems